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GENERAL ADMISSION: BOOK NOW FOR 10% DISCOUNT!| From $ 55 | Save $6

See Indigenous performers bring the world’s oldest living culture to life through traditional dance, art and interactive demonstrations.

By day, the park is filled with interactive experiences to give you an authentic insight into Aboriginal...
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See Indigenous performers bring the world’s oldest living culture to life through traditional dance, art and interactive demonstrations.

By day, the park is filled with interactive experiences to give you an authentic insight into Aboriginal culture.

In the Cultural Centre, witness the ancient dreamtime story of the Tjapukai people's belief in the creation of the world through live performance and the world's most technologically advanced visual effects. Gain an understanding into the impacts of the stolen generation and be inspired by Indigenous heroes past and present as you wander through the History and Heroes walk.The Art of My People talk will guide you through a variety of art styles as you learn about the differences between the Aboriginal clans throughout Australia.

Across the lake, join the world famous Tjapukai Aboriginal dancers in a corroboree celebration and fire making ceremony in the Cultural Village.Gain an insight into the gathering and cooking of bush foods and the medicinal values of native plants, learn first hand from a warrior about traditional hunting methods and tribal law. Throw a spear with the help of a traditional milay spear thrower and learn the art of throwing a returning boomerang. Journey through the complex techniques of playing a didgeridoo, then be tantalised by the smell of the meat being unearthed from the Bayngga underground oven and enjoy a delicious taste test.

A sumptuous buffet lunch with native tastes and fresh salads is available in the Flame Tree restaurant, while being entertained by our vibrant Tjapukai performers.

Enhance your day at Tjapukai with our talented artists and make your own souvenirs, creating natural rainforest style jewellery, intricate weaving and painting your own returning boomerang in traditional Aboriginal style. In addition, journey through the parklands with an Indigenous Guided Bush Food Walk learning about native plants and their culinary and medicinal significance. Finish with a taste of native fruit jams with damper and billy tea overlooking the lake.

Our Indigenous performers bring the world’s oldest living culture to life through traditional cultural events, dance, art and interactive demonstration.

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Tjapukai by Day
Unlimited day entry for pass holder for 12 months from date of purchase
10% discount off accompanying guests
10% discount on Buffet Lunch and Café for pass holder & gu...
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ANNUAL PASS: Unlimited day entry and a FREE Night Fire

Tjapukai by Day
Unlimited day entry for pass holder for 12 months from date of purchase
10% discount off accompanying guests
10% discount on Buffet Lunch and Café for pass holder & guests
10% off Cultural Creations and Bush Food Trail
10% off Retail Shop

Night Fire By Tjapukai
Pass holders with local ID get one FREE Tjapukai Night Fire each year
Other Pass holders get 50% off Night Fire
Accompanying Night Fire guests get 30% off
10% off Bar beverages for pass holder
10% off Retail Shop

Adult $99, Child $65, Family $263, Concession $79.20

Locals take a further 10% OFF.

*Terms and conditions apply. Children defined as 4-14 years old. Local ID must be presented at time of purchase for locals discount.

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Combining three great experiences, Hartley's Crocodile Adventures, Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park and Cairns Aquarium in a full day package with lunch.

Meet the Aussie wildlife at Hartley's including kangaroos, koalas, cassowaries & croco...
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Combining three great experiences, Hartley's Crocodile Adventures, Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park and Cairns Aquarium in a full day package with lunch.

Meet the Aussie wildlife at Hartley's including kangaroos, koalas, cassowaries & crocodiles. At Tjapukai, see Aboriginal performers bring the world’s oldest living culture to life through dance, art and interactive demonstrations. Get up close to of the world's most fascinating, elusive or deadly sea creatures at Cairns Aquarium.

Night Fire By Tjapukai
Pass holders with local ID get one FREE Tjapukai Night Fire each year
Other Pass holders get 50% off Night Fire
Accompanying Night Fire guests get 30% off
10% off Bar beverages for pass holder

Discover where Australia begins at Tjapukai. Explore the rich history of the world’s oldest living culture, dating back over 40,000 years.Whether you visit the park by day or night, you’ll enjoy a unique cultural experience with performance, dance, food and arts. It is one of the most authentic Aboriginal tours available in Australia.

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TJAPUKAI 2 for 1 CHRISTMAS SPECIAL!| From $ 62

Special Expires
23 Dec 2018

SNAP SALE!! 2 for 1 tickets to Tjapukai by Day and Night Fire Dinner & Show for the next two weeks. Day now $31 p/p, Night Fire now $61.50p/p for two people. Valid from Friday 7th December - Sunday 23rd December 2018

SNAP SALE!! 2 for 1 tickets to Tjapukai by Day and Night Fire Dinner & Show for the next two weeks. Day now $31 p/p, Night Fire now $61.50p/p for two people. Valid from Friday 7th December - Sunday 23rd December 2018

See Indigenous performers bring the world’s oldest living culture to life through traditional dance, art and interactive demonstrations.

About Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park

Tjapukai by Day

What to expect?

Join the descendents of the world’s oldest living culture on the foothills of the Barron Gorge Rainforest for a day full of fun interactive shows, activities and demonstrations. Learn how to play the didgeridoo, throw a boomerang, and capture our informative talks about bush medicines and hunting methods and even watch live dance performances. See our new Torres Strait Islander Dance troupe and Art of my People talk. If that isn’t enough try your hand at boomerang painting and islander weaving/jewelry making or join your informative guide on a bush food trail. Enjoy a sumptuous meal at our boomerang restaurant or story waters café. Tjapukai by Day is jammed packed full of experiences for all ages, Djirri Nyurra “We Welcome You”.

General Admission Includes:

Aboriginal Dance Performance

Torres Strait Islander Dance performance

Art of My People talk

Circle of Life theatre

Boomerang & Spear Throwing

Bush Foods & Medicine Talk

Hunting & Weapons Demonstration

Didgeridoo Show

History Walk

Upgrade Options:

Weaving and Jewellery Making

Guided Bush Walk Journey

Boomerang Painting

Adult $62.00

Child $42.00

Family $166.00

Transfers can be arranged from any hotel in the Cairns City and Northern Beaches please contact our reservations team for pick up times and prices.

Night Fire by Tjapukai

What to expect?

Settle in for a magical night of entertainment as you journey into a Dreamtime legend to discover the magic of Australia’s ancient Aboriginal culture. Enjoy a welcome drink on arrival before the performers lead a didgeridoo blessing ceremony followed by a spectacular fire performance and cultural dance celebration. If you’re keen, you can even take to the stage to learn a traditional dance yourself! This evening of entertainment is complemented by a delicious dinner, photo opportunity with the Tjapukai warriors & even time to shop in the retail gallery full of authentic souvenirs.

Tjapukai by Night Highlights

Traditional face painting

Welcome drink upon arrival

Spirit Welcome show

Lakeside Ceremony

Full course buffet dinner

Live Cultural Performance.

Adult $123.00

Child $75.00

Family $321.00

Transfers can be arranged from any hotel in the Cairns City and Northern Beaches please contact our reservations team for pick up times and prices.

News By Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park

Tjaukai 2 for 1 Christmas Special!

By Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park

07 Dec 2018

Just in time for Christmas! 2 for 1 tickets to Tjapukai by Day and Night Fire Dinner & Show for the next two weeks. Day now $31 p/p, Night Fire now $61.50p/p for two people. On Sale until Sunday 23rd December 2018

Annual Pass 25% Off

By Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park

28 Nov 2018

Purchase a Tjapukai Annual Pass during December for 25% off. Was $99 now $74.25. Valid for 12 months from purchase.

Annual Pass Inclusion:

Tjapukai by Day

Unlimited day entry for pass holder for 12 months from date of purchase

10% discount off accompanying guests

10% discount on Buffet Lunch and Café for pass holder & guests

10% off Cultural Creations and Bush Food Trail

10% off Retail Shop

Night Fire By Tjapukai

Pass holders with local ID get one FREE Tjapukai Night Fire each year

Other Pass holders get 50% off Night Fire

Accompanying Night Fire guests get 30% off

10% off Bar beverages for pass holder

Discover where Australia begins at Tjapukai. Explore the rich history of the world’s oldest living culture, dating back over 40,000 years.Whether you visit the park by day or night, you’ll enjoy a unique cultural experience with performance, dance, food and arts. It is one of the most authentic Aboriginal tours available in Australia.

Local Business Christmas SPECIAL!

By Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park

29 Oct 2018

A perfect Christmas Party option!! Local businesses and community groups pay only $99 p/p for Night Fire by Tjapukai.

If you're looking for somewhere for your business or group to have a night out, why not come along? The evening starts with canapes and drinks, has over an hour of entertainment, followed by a sumptuous tropical buffet dinner.

For groups of 10 or more you can have a private dinner for only $015 p/p. Upgrade to a drinks package with dinner for an extra $10 p/p. Transfers can also be arranged.

Call our team on 07-4042-9999.

Local Business Night Fire SPECIAL!

By Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park

14 Sep 2018

A perfect Christmas Party option!!

Local businesses and community groups pay only $99 p/p for Night Fire by Tjapukai.

If you're looking for somewhere for your business or group to have a night out, why not come along? The evening starts with canapes and drinks, has over an hour of entertainment, followed by a sumptuous tropical buffet dinner.

For groups of 10 or more you can have a private dinner for only $015 p/p. Upgrade to a drinks package with dinner for an extra $10 p/p. Transfers can also be arranged.

Tjapukai Flame Tree Restaurant

By Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park

05 Sep 2018

Locals are invited to dine in the Tjapukai Flame Tree Restaurant from 11am to 5pm daily. Pop in for morning or afternoon tea, or stop by for lunch or a cuppa. As a local there is no need to pay for admission to Tjapukai - the restaurant and cafe are open to you and your friends 7 days a week. We've also got some great local beers and wines.

Tjapukai stars on NITV

By Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park

06 Apr 2018

Ancient culture meets modern technology as the Tjapukai performers are filmed by a drone. Tjapukai was used as an example of the benefits of tourism for Traditional Owners in NITV's The Point on March 29. More than 70% of Tjapukai's staff are Indigenous and 23 identify as Djabugay. The business has a Cultural Content Agreement with Traditional Owners and injected more than $4.3 million into the local Aboriginal community through wages, royalties, and the purchasing of art and artefacts.

Tjapukai performer a quiet role model

By Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park

06 Oct 2017

In between Aboriginal dance shows at Tjapukai, performer Napolean Phillip Oui, whose totem name is Weika, is working on a mural as a new backdrop for the world’s longest running stage show. The dance performance has been a vehicle for sharing the authentic culture of the Djabugay people with the world since 1987 and is acknowledged in the Guinness Book of World Records. Weika, which means the quiet one in Djabugay language, has been showing audiences how to play a digeridoo and “shake a leg” corroboree-style at Tjapukai for 22 years and now trains the new performers.

2017 National NAIDOC Host City announced

By Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park

23 Aug 2016

The National NAIDOC Committee are pleased to announce tropical Cairns as the 2017 host city for the National NAIDOC Awards!

Lynette Dewis and Louise Hunter accepted the NAIDOC Message Stick on behalf of the Cairns NAIDOC Committee in the 2016 Ceremony on Darwin on Friday 8 July.

The National NAIDOC Awards was last hosted in Cairns in 2006, congratulations Cairns!

Tjapukai Free Open Day!

By Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park

05 Jul 2016

We are holding our annual OPEN DAY on Sunday the 10th of July. FREE admission with local ID. Come along and join in the fun!

Discover the world’s oldest living culture at Tjapukai’s Cultural Centre where you will be transported back 40,000 years with the mesmerising Dreamtime Creation Story of the Djabugay people in the Bulurru Story Waters Theatre. An inspiring photographic exhibition and historic films reveal the diverse history of Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Call us to purchase your pass: 07-4042-9999 | Local ID required for purchase.

Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park Reviews

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Rachael Waldinger

Our entire family had a wonderful day. Our 6 and 4 year old boys loved painting and throwing boomerangs but equally enjoyed the shows and learning about the Tjapukai from the very friendly staff members and tour guides. Thank you to everyone for teaching us about your culture and engaging our kids for 4 hours!

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Natalie Stephens

I went to the Saturday night dinner and show and was blown away with the entire experience! The entertainers were interactive, informative and incorporated the right amount of humour. Singing and dancing along to traditional tribal rituals made fun by the amazing staff! Couldn't fault the food, we tried Kangaroo, Crocodile and Emu! Thank you for a fantastic night.
Don't forget to ask for a locals discount

Thoroughly enjoyed my evening. From the minute I walked in staff were very welcoming and friendly. Had some nice cold bubbles accompanied by fresh appetiser. Got my face painted then head to dance ceremony. Very knowledgeable and entertaining. The cast do have a great sense of humour. Then off to fire show where we all participated in and aboriginal song and dance. The Buffet was excellent. Fresh and plentiful. A variety of salads, vegetables, seafood and roasted pork, chicken and crocodile. I finished off with some lovely little chocolate cakes. Highly recommend especially to an International traveler even though I'm an Aussie.

How to get to Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park

Tjapukai is located at Caravonica, directly next door to Skyrail Rainforest Cableway, 15 minutes north of Cairns along the Captain Cook Highway.

Shuttle Transfers: Tjapukai offers a transfer shuttle service which can collect and return guests from their accommodation. This service operates on a regular basis and guests are advised the pick-up and departure times when making their reservation. The region of operation of the shuttle service includes Cairns through to the Northern Beaches and Port Douglas. Please note the Port Douglas service only operates once daily at 8am with the return departing at 5pm.

Public Transport: The main convenient public transport is either via taxi service direct to and from Tjapukai, or by the Marlin Coast Sunbus using Route 1X from the Cairns Central Business District City Place bus stop or Palm Cove. Costs vary, depending on the bus zone travelled.

Self Drive:Travelling from Cairns city in a northerly direction, continue following the Captain Cook Highway past the Airport. Approximately 15 minutes after leaving Cairns is the area known as Smithfield / Caravonica Lakes, easily identified by the Skyrail Rainforest Cableway and the Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park situated side by side, facing the main road. Take the roundabout and turn left, and you will be on the approach road to Tjapukai.